Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Laguna . In fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Laguna .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Laguna hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Laguna?
So we will begin our content by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Renault Laguna. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain requirements, here they are:
- A solid chassis for the trailer…
- Wheels that fit.
- An electrical connection.
- A license plate in plain sight.
- A stoplight repeater.
- A traffic light repeater.
- A blinker repeater.
- License plate illumination.
- A fog light repeater.
In order to meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Laguna . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Renault Laguna, please see our content on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Laguna?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Renault Laguna. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Laguna trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Renault Laguna hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover a plug for each function (left and right indicators, ground, fog light, left and right position light, left and right brake light).
- Electrical connection for caravan with 13-pin plug for Renault Laguna: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This type of connection needs the use of an adapter. The extra pins will bring the 12 volt power permanently (to recharge a battery in the caravan) and the 12 volt power in use (to use the 12 volt equipment when the motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Renault Laguna?
To finish this content, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Laguna .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Laguna?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Renault Laguna, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Laguna to access the rear light unit.
- Find the wires that correspond to each of the taillight functions.
- Connect them to the lugs on the wiring harness on your hitch.
- Close the whole thing down.
How do you connect the wiring harness of a recent Renault Laguna?
For recent Renault Lagunas, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Renault Laguna and universal models. It’s up to you to choose according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Laguna so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Laguna and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.
- You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.
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How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Renault Laguna?
Finally, to finish this content we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Laguna . To get this done you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that corresponds to your model and your budget. After you have conducted this, the last step will be to buy an adapter that goes from a 7-pin plug to a 13-pin plug so that you can benefit from the 12 volt current in your caravan. These adapters come at different prices, you will need to count between 15 and 40 euros. All you have to do is plug it into your 7-pin plug.
If you want more tutorials on the Renault Laguna, go to our Renault Laguna category.